Hmmm, you know what happens if you continue walking up the restaurant street that curves away from the northeast corner of Nishiazabu crossing? All the expensive places go away and it turns into a nice neighborhood. With a big temple. But you have to come back to modern Japan sometime, especially if you managed to […]
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Biodinamico, Shibuya
Between drinking beers at Craftheads and eating dinner at the exclusive, highly-regarded Biodinamico, we stopped off at this hip bike shop to look at their vintage and rebuilt fixed gear specimens. Only after a while did we realize that it’s actually a design firm, and we were kinda standing in their lobby while they tried […]
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Picasso, New York
As mentioned previously, the diversity of New York is startling. This is a bare-bones pizza place serving American-style Italian food prepared by Puerto Ricans, named after a Spaniard who lived in France and is most famous for not being an asshole. The name made you think it was going to be some kinda hoity-toity Spanish […]
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Rio, Kanda
Aaaaah, how many times have I written this review? “Average quality European-influenced owner-chef-style restaurant where too much Japanese influence has crept in over time and standards have crept down.” Too bad, because the door looks nice. This is exactly the kind of place my team would go for a work dinner. Looking at the food […]
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North Side Cafe, Shimo Kitazawa
An afternoon of walking Shimokita. Believe it or not, this was outside a music store. It sounds positively filthy, doesn’t it? In a way that’s dirty and yet mysterious, like some kink you’ve never heard of. Indeed. This is not where we ate dinner, but that’s not the subject of this post. The subject is […]
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Manuel, Shibuya
Hola. Manuel Towers. Looks like a Portugese cottage in the middle of Shibuya, doesn’t it? First time I’ve had Portugese food, I think. If you can manage to plan ahead, you’ll want to go to the other Portugese restaurant in Shibuya, Bacari da Porta – it’s a cheap outpost of Yokohama’s fabulously popular Salone 2007. […]
Poisson, Kagurazaka (シーフードレストラン ポワソン)
After a series of mediocre Kagurazaka bistro experiences, here’s a pretty good one. It’s an Organic Seafood Italian though, so maybe not in line with the steak frites you were expecting. Let’s get oriented first – it’s on the 5th floor of the Rakuzan (Mountain of Fun!!!!) building, on your right as you crest Kagurazaka […]
La Lettera, Kagurazaka (ラ レッテラ)
Another Monday, another trip to Kagurazaka. This time it was a place you’ve all seen before – if you leave Exit 1 and double back to the left, toward Akagi Jinja, it’ll be just down the hill to the left when you get to the crossing. Wedged onto the corner like this, it’s awkward getting […]
Popolare, Iidabashi
I like to admit when I make mistakes. I don’t like people who don’t admit when they made mistakes. I made a horrible mistake today, I feel a complete boob, and I want to apologize deeply and sincerely to Mayu, who suffered with me in this mistake. Sorry dude. For Japanese readers wondering about Mayu’s […]
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Canova, Sendagi
Plan for a day off: Run. Decompress. Ride bike to Nezu/Sendagi for foreign-food lunch. Done. New Tokyo Tower is getting pretty damn big. If you get up next to it, you’ll definitely be incredulousized at its biggosity. As it is, and if you live on the good side of town like me (West Side haterz, […]